I like this series, yes sometimes I shake my head and then remember that this is from a different era, I didn't start with the first book but it didn't change my enjoyment of it. I actually started with the book previous to this one, the one with Tally and Clay and was one over with that one, so I really recommend you to get them it will just further enhance your liking of it. This book was Jack and he had a pretty tragic past which made you understand what he went thru, I am really happy that he got to meet Nora and she was definitely the one for him. Nora was a little stuck up at first but it wasn't really that she was just terrified and when you hear everything that she went thru you felt for her and wanted her to also get a happy ending. These two struggled to get to someplace safe not only for them but for the two children that they saved on the way. We get to reconnect with the other characters and I love knowing what they went thru, and I can't wait for Ridge's story and hopefully Rebel to get the happy ending that she has been waiting for..enjoy!